Cybersecurity
Easing into FISMA and FedRAMP? It's possible.
The FedRAMP program that took effect in 2012 and a FISMA reform being considered by Congress are combining to raise agency concerns over compliance.
Digital Government
Hospital billing data release grabs headlines
The data set reveals a wide variance in hospital billings for similar services.
Digital Government
Commentary: The Diminishing Returns of Big-Data Campaigning
What if we were wrong about the Obama campaign’s technological advantage?
Digital Government
Key Lawmaker Wants to Ban VA Bonuses for Five Years
The department paid out $17 million in bonuses to senior executives from 2007 through 2011.
People
Fight against improper payments shows results
The use of big data and analytics helped the federal government reduce the rate of improper payments last year, but officials think more can be done to stem the more than $100 billion wrongly paid annually.
Digital Government
CIOs Say They Want Creative Employees, But Most Rate Their Own Staffs Poorly
Budget cuts and pay freezes are causing major problems in IT shops across government, survey shows.
Cybersecurity
Massive Hacker Strike Against US Government and Banks Turned Out to Be a Dud
All the sites on the group’s #OpUSA target list seem to still be up and running.
Acquisition
Why not 'functionally better' instead of 'technically acceptable'?
IAC Chairman Dale Luddeke says fiscal pressures dictate that agencies get more from their acquisitions by shifting their focus from price to excellence.
Digital Government
Air Force Yanks 17 Officers From Nuclear Missile Launch Posts
The ICBM unit faces internal 'rot' and a state of 'crisis,' official says.
Digital Government
Getting to the Right Relationship Between Doctors and Drug Companies
There is a way to cultivate, not demonize, collaboration between physicians and pharma.
Digital Government
Surveillance Tech Fills a Void for Cash-Strapped Cities
Municipal police forces are shrinking.
Modernization
Technology from Africa Ensures the Cloud Works When Your Connection Doesn’t
For large swathes of the globe, reliably accessing remotely-stored files is a problem.
People
TechAmerica's Kerber joins Government Transformation Initiative
As executive director, Kerber will guide the non-profit organization, a coalition of corporations, nonprofits, academics and others.
People
NOAA seeks comment on 5-year R&D plan
Where should NOAA put its research dollars? Now is your chance to guide the decision-making.
Acquisition
GSA is saying what?
The General Services Administration's plan for handling past-performance information under the forthcoming OASIS contract is a bad idea, Steve Kelman believes.
Modernization
Meet Nicole Wong, Obama's New Internet Privacy Czar
President Obama has tapped a former Googler for the job.
Digital Government
DHS CIO Departs After Long Leave of Absence
In goodbye message, Richard Spires acknowledges long tenure at the department. says he will miss colleagues.
Digital Government
After Boston, DHS to Install Beleaguered Student Visa ID System
The struggle to fuse databases containing details on foreign youths began a decade ago.
Digital Government
Why You Shouldn't Buy Used Italian Airlifters
The aircraft are unsustainable, as the Air Force discovered in Afghanistan.
Emerging Tech